A Selection from the Norse Tales for the Use of Children
A Selection from the Norse Tales for the Use of Children by Peter Christen [Compiler] Asbjørnsen is available here as the complete text, split into 631 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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A Selection from the Norse Tales for the Use of Children
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A Selection from the Norse Tales for the Use of Children is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Is this the complete text of A Selection from the Norse Tales for the Use of Children?
Yes. All 3153 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #64189 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #64189, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 262 minutes of reading across 631 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Selection from the Norse Tales for the Use of Children
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- Selection
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- Norse
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- Tales
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- Edmonston
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